Washer.



No. 799,783. I PATENTED SEPT. 19, 1905;

G. G. ETTE.

WASHER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 21, 1904.

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CHARLES e. ETTE, OF ST. Louis. MISSOURI.

WASHER.

To aZZ whom it may conccrm.

Be it known that I, -OHARLEsG.- ETTE, a citizen of the United States,residing at St. Louis, Missouri, have invented a certain new and usefulImprovement in I/Vashers, of which the following is a full, clear, andexact description, such as will enable others skilled in the art towhich it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which-Figure 1 is a side elevational view of an angle-washer constructed inaccordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a perspectiveview of theangle-washer. Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2, andFig. 4 is a perspective view of a slightly-modified form of washer.

This invention relates to washers, and more particularly to washerscommonly employed in connection with tie-rods and the like forwithstanding heavy strains, such as in car and bridge construction, roofconstruction, &c.

One object is to provide a washer which can be cheaply manufactured andwhich is light and strong.

Another object is to construct a washer which will be capable ofwithstanding the strains to which such washers are subjected and whichwill require a relatively small amount of metal in their construction.

It is also the object of the invention to construct the washer of amalleable casting. Heretofore the washers generally used have been madesolid in order to. withstand the strain placed upon them by thetie-rods, and on account of the various thicknesses throughout the bodyportion of the washer it was impossible to anneal them. Therefore theywere exceedingly brittle and as a result were liable to become injuredin transit.

By constructing washers similar to the one to be hereinafter describedthey are made capable of being annealed so as to possess better wearingqualities, as well as being capable of withstanding greater strains thanthose washers constructed of ordinary cast-iron.

Another object is that the washers constructed in accordance with theinvention described in this application can be made so as to provide agreater number per pound than those heretofore generally employed, thusreducing the cost of shipping, as well as reducing the weight of thewashers per given number on the structure upon which they are used.

In the form illustrated in Figs. 1 to 3 I have shown a washer on aforty-fivedegree angle,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 21, 1904. Serial No. 233,687.

Patented Sept. 19, 1905.

although the angle may be varied to suit the particular work involved.The washer consists of two flanges 1 and 2, connected by a tubular web3. Radially disposed around the tubular web 3 is a plurality of ribs orconnecting-webs 1, which have their outer edges flush with theperipheries of the flanges 1 and 2. The flange 1 istermed a face-flangeand receives the nut 5 on the end of the tierod 6. The flange Qis abase-flange and is designed to rest against the beam or other support.In casting these washers I prefer to form them with four radialstrengthening ribs or webs 4:, the longitudinal rib and the onediametrically opposite it being the meet-- ing points for the matrix, itbeing understood that the mold is made in two parts. The flanges 1 and2, the tubular connecting-web 3, and the bracing or strengthening websare all of substantially the same thickness to facilitate an evenannealing of the washers throughout.

In Fig. 4 I have shown a slightly-modified form of the washer, in whichthe flanges 1 and 2 are parallel and are connected by the spacingtubular web 3, said flanges l and 2 being additionally connected by thestrengthening-webs 1.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, and desiredto be secured by Letters Patent, is'

1. An angle washer comprising a malleable casting having a face-flangeand a baseflange, a tubular spacing-web connecting the base-flange andface-flange, and four strengthening-webs equidistantly arranged aroundthe tubular web and having their ends connected to the face-flange andbase-flange; substantially as described.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a malleable washer comprising a flatface-flange, a flat base-flange, a tubular connecting-web of lessdiameter than the base-flange and face-flange for connecting them, andfour connectingwebs radially disposed around the tubular web andconnecting the face-flange and baseflange; substantially as described.

3. As a new article of manufacture, a malleable washer comprising a flatbase-flange, a flatfaced flange in a plane other than a plane parallelto the plane of the base-flange, a tubular connecting-web of lessdiameter than the baseflange and face-flange, said web connecting them,and a plurality of radially-connecting webs disposed around the tubularweb and having comparatively broad ends which are connected to the innerfaces of the base-flange and face-flange; substantially as described.

4. As a new article of manutacture, a malleable washer comprising acasting having a flat base-flange 2, a fiat-faced flange 1 at an anglethereto, a tubular Web connecting the baseflange and face-flange, saidtubular web being of less diameter than the base-flange and faceflange,the base-flange being of greater diameter than the face-flange, and aplurality of radial connecting-webs disposed around the tubular Web,said connecting-webs being of

